SubhanAllah, this video is amazing. This brother speaks in such a beautiful way and his words are so intriguing and truthful. JazakiAllah to Sr. Riham at Beauty of Islam for sharing.
Some gems from the video:
"...we are so confused about ideas of gender..."
"...if we look at any program, go to any conference conferences or classes, the majority of the attendees are women..."
"...most of us whether we are men or women are not thinking of using Islam as the epicentre of our lives..."
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
What are YOU going to do now?
I'm in the process of finishing up my four year undergraduate degree from the oh so prestigious University of Toronto. I should be relieved, yes? happy? excited? The answer is no, I am feeling none of the above. Why you say? Well let's just say I'm not quite sure what to do now. I am one of those unfortunate souls who seem to get stuck in the middle, that is, being average. I was average in University which now means I have no chance of getting into a decent post-grad professional school, and the other unfortunate aspect of being average is that you were so close to not being average, that is, being just a few percentage points from that coveted A-.
I hate writing essays, when I say hate I mean I despise it to the very core. I stare at the laptop for a full day before I can even type the first sentence. So post-grad school is not for me, however, there's still an inkling in me that wants to pursue this path. Why? Well I have been inundated with the message that a Bachelor degree just does not have the same value as it did in the past and that now a Master's degree is mandatory. Browsing some job postings, many of the "good" jobs do require Master's degree, even though the knowledge received from a Master's will be of no substantial value towards performing the actual job. Jobs that required a high school degree say 20 years ago are now asking for Bachelor's and even Master's.
Because I'm not pursuing post-grad education, I have this deep fear in me that I will never land a "good" or "coveted" job. What makes my situation even worse is my specialization in undergrad, as a double major in Political Science and Criminology I am constantly subjected to the million dollar question from aunties and uncles "What are you going to do now?" or the other million dollar question "What kind of job can you get with your degree?".
What kind of job can I get?? I tend to say a job in the government, to which I get a blank stare, which then gets me thinking, did I make a really big mistake in choosing Poli Sci and Criminology as my undergraduate major?? Really, if I can't even land a job in the government at this point, am I destined for some low-paying, low-skilled job?
I should have majored in something more practical, like business or engineering, but what's done is done I presume, so must make lemonade with life's lemons or something along those lines.
I hate writing essays, when I say hate I mean I despise it to the very core. I stare at the laptop for a full day before I can even type the first sentence. So post-grad school is not for me, however, there's still an inkling in me that wants to pursue this path. Why? Well I have been inundated with the message that a Bachelor degree just does not have the same value as it did in the past and that now a Master's degree is mandatory. Browsing some job postings, many of the "good" jobs do require Master's degree, even though the knowledge received from a Master's will be of no substantial value towards performing the actual job. Jobs that required a high school degree say 20 years ago are now asking for Bachelor's and even Master's.
Because I'm not pursuing post-grad education, I have this deep fear in me that I will never land a "good" or "coveted" job. What makes my situation even worse is my specialization in undergrad, as a double major in Political Science and Criminology I am constantly subjected to the million dollar question from aunties and uncles "What are you going to do now?" or the other million dollar question "What kind of job can you get with your degree?".
What kind of job can I get?? I tend to say a job in the government, to which I get a blank stare, which then gets me thinking, did I make a really big mistake in choosing Poli Sci and Criminology as my undergraduate major?? Really, if I can't even land a job in the government at this point, am I destined for some low-paying, low-skilled job?
I should have majored in something more practical, like business or engineering, but what's done is done I presume, so must make lemonade with life's lemons or something along those lines.
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